September of every year is the World's Alzheimer's Awareness Month and on this occasion, the current article describes the clinical features that can be helpful to differentiate Alzheimer's disease from other similar causes. Alzheimer's disease accounts for up to 80 percent of all dementia cases. Diagnosis may be complicated by other forms of dementia that have symptoms and pathologies similar to Alzheimer's disease. The article discusses the key features that can help to differentiate among different dementias.
Differential Diagnosis of Vascular Dementia Consistent features of vascular dementia Traditionally, uniform diagnostic criteria for vascular dementia have been lacking. The clearest clinical picture may be impairment in one or more cognitive domains within a few months after a stroke, sometimes termed post-stroke dementia. Specific cognitive domains affected depend on stroke…
